Private wealth in UAE set to reach $1 trillion by 2020
“People are not aware of the range of investment instruments available to help them with their savings and in the…
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Lombard Odier’s Patrick Odier on the future of private banking
For a man with private banking in his blood, it is perhaps surprising to hear that Patrick Odier was not…
GCC corporates face tough credit outlook in the face of slowing growth
Low economic growth, weak consumer and business confidence and tight liquidity conditions are expected to keep outlook of GCC non-financial…
GCC’s structural reforms present multitude of opportunities: SocGen
A long period of oil price decline and the GCC governments’ efforts to structurally transform economies are throwing up huge…
Good governance is survival for family firms in the GCC
The family business is one of the oldest and most common economic organisational models from the shop around the corner,…
Building a partnership between Islamic and traditional finance
When we launched the “Dubai: Capital of Islamic Economy” initiative, our activities focused on establishing and promoting Islamic banking and…
Saudi to boost the capital of its Industrial Development Fund
Saudi Arabia plans to boost the capital of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund by SAR6bn, $1.6bn to help finance the…
'It’s simply easier and more cost effective to do business here
At a time when most of the world’s financial services sectors have been shrinking, Bahrain’s have remained resilient. Not…
Bahrain Aims To Become Regional Fintech Hub To Boost Its Financial Services Sector
Bahrain is to try and inject some much needed momentum into its financial services industry which is increasingly overshadowed by…
GCC growth may tighten further while US is in rate-hike mode
Rising interest rates threaten to significantly dampen economic growth next year across the Arabian Gulf region, economists warn. The…
Leila Hoteit, Partner and Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group Middle East, is honored as businesswoman of the year at Arab Woman Awards UAE 2016
Leila Hoteit, Partner and Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group was honoured as the Businesswoman of the Year at…
80% losses guaranteed! By Melanie Newman
An investment opportunity where you stand an 80% chance of losing everything you put in? Where losing your life savings…